Spanning, splitting, and balancing columns

- [Voiceover] When working with threaded text,…there are two approaches you can take.…You can either have a single text frame…divided into columns, or you can have…single frames that are threaded together.…And on the left we have an example of the first,…and on the right an example of the second scenario.…If I select this text frame, we see it is…a single text frame, but it has been divided up here…on the control panel into three columns.…I could also divide it coming to the Object menu…and going to my Text Frame Options,…number of columns, three, and for the most part…I would suggest that this is the preferable way to go.…

But in situations as we have here where we have…four columns that are threaded together,…where each of the columns has a different…starting point and different ending point,…then these need to be separate frames.…Separate frames that have been threaded.…This second approach of working with separate frames…that are threaded is also useful when you're working…with an irregular number of columns.…

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6/30/2016

InDesign Typography explores the numerous type options, type-related features, and type-specific preferences of Adobe InDesign. Using practical, real-world examples, instructor and designer Nigel French explains the purpose of each feature and describes the conventions for how and when to use it. Part 2 focuses on "macro typography" or how type is arranged on a page. Nigel discusses text flow, type alignment, indents and spacing, text wrap, and lists. He also shows how to use InDesign styles, which will save time formatting text and keep your designs more consistent, robust, and easier to edit. The final chapter address hyphenation, line breaks, and other type controls; the selective use of white space; the value of grids in graphic design; and approaches for combining multiple typefaces in a single layout.

To get the most from this course, make sure to watch InDesign Typography Part 1.